tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604493001487428914.post619126884799820260..comments2024-01-07T23:09:14.370-08:00Comments on Band of Brothers: on ricebandofbrothershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00611181345258921571noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604493001487428914.post-53116523181057825562012-10-19T10:11:53.785-07:002012-10-19T10:11:53.785-07:00wow. this is incredible. we are so truly blessed i...wow. this is incredible. we are so truly blessed in the u.s. and sometimes i think, "God why me? I could have been born in Haiti, or in Africa, or anywhere else and I am here. In a warm house, with a full stomach, with a job, with so much." <br /><br />And I know that He has me here to do His will, to bless others. But sometimes it's so easy to forget that and just eat-- without thinking about eating rice and how blessed I am.<br /><br />thanks for the reminder!Erika @ rouge + whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325306327468550273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604493001487428914.post-81859806720209871392012-10-18T16:15:58.685-07:002012-10-18T16:15:58.685-07:00love this. so sad but such an eye opener. Our past...love this. so sad but such an eye opener. Our pastor used to say don't give god your junk...do bring in an old beat up toy for the nursery...give God your very best!!The Olive Tree Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480207748236952289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604493001487428914.post-15940024860533472042012-10-17T09:56:40.877-07:002012-10-17T09:56:40.877-07:00Interesting! Your church actually sounds like a lo...Interesting! Your church actually sounds like a lot of fun, though I wuold have massive internal battles about some of the things your pastor suggests! The whole eating rice thing would have gone over just fine in Hawaii :) We'd just add shoyu (soy sauce) or furikake (little shredded up seaweed) and be on our way!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750345064555772193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604493001487428914.post-14898154479198280742012-10-17T09:10:31.082-07:002012-10-17T09:10:31.082-07:00wow, really eye opening. i need to do more sacrifi...wow, really eye opening. i need to do more sacrificing and penance. Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17321079714068819379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604493001487428914.post-12929563043328742532012-10-16T23:50:23.679-07:002012-10-16T23:50:23.679-07:00Wow.
First of all, you have an incredible pastor....Wow. <br />First of all, you have an incredible pastor. There's no better way for a Church to understand the heart of God than by experience. I love that you participate, even when it's hard. So convicting.<br />Our church has never done anything like this, and as difficult as it would be, I wish we would. What an amazing lesson to go through as a family. I bet your boys will never forget it. <br />(and, I love that you were worried about having to leave your new toms there too! haha, I would have thought the same thing. Thanks for sharing your honest thoughts :)<br />You and your family are incredible. Really. I just love you guys :)<br />xoxoAndrea {kerubo mama}https://www.blogger.com/profile/11735068918123555136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604493001487428914.post-67267323448638954032012-10-16T18:25:54.152-07:002012-10-16T18:25:54.152-07:00wow!
this is pretty amazing.
feeling pretty convic...wow!<br />this is pretty amazing.<br />feeling pretty convicted here too.<br />the hardest line for me to read... "And my heart just ached. Not for Twain but for the Haitian mothers and all mothers of this world who have to stand by helpless and watch their children cry from actual starvation."<br />wow... just wow.<br />we are spoiled.<br />but what a great lesson to learn and glean insight from.<br />kudos to you... and to your church leadership.<br />what a fantastic idea.<br />*thinking about bringing this idea to my church leadership team. hmmmm*stephanie joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351148769765004283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604493001487428914.post-66910472256262058682012-10-15T13:14:33.855-07:002012-10-15T13:14:33.855-07:00Great post! So convicting to realize there are peo...Great post! So convicting to realize there are people sick all the time, just because they have to eat the only food they have, whether it makes them sick or not.<br /><br />And to compound the conviction--when I saw what this was about, I thought, "Why did she have to put this on the Internet? I hope my pastors don't see this. I don't want them to get any ideas."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17123947168774453036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604493001487428914.post-265169731791085412012-10-14T15:22:53.455-07:002012-10-14T15:22:53.455-07:00whoa! that's so cool! we were challenged to do...whoa! that's so cool! we were challenged to do something similar at church years ago & i was full of excuses & didn't participate. [shameful. shutter. pttth.] but what a huge impact. love your heart for Jesus, miss davi!molly june.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14224067122187105466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604493001487428914.post-63538292035725067522012-10-14T10:59:21.656-07:002012-10-14T10:59:21.656-07:00Beyond convicted by this! I can only imagine how ...Beyond convicted by this! I can only imagine how this has affected you and your family. Poor boys sick over rice that is a life saver to others. Seriously- bless their hearts... and yours! Thank you so much for posting this! Certainly makes me rethink dinner, our excess, our "want"s, our excess and our excess... So thankful that our God is a God of mercy!The Stanfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13252907438768475266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604493001487428914.post-74100179119180475512012-10-14T00:18:09.230-07:002012-10-14T00:18:09.230-07:00Sounds like a full on lesson to learn especially w...Sounds like a full on lesson to learn especially with the boys joining!<br /><br />I live in New Zealand and every year there is a charity campaign called 'live below the line' where you (and your household/group) commit to living on NZ$2.25 for food each day for a week!! $2.25 being the amount to equal the international poverty line. It is crazy how little food that it ends up being! Usually just oats, rice and frozen veges for a week! And yet, people live on less than this for all their needs whilst not having fresh water accessible or anything. A real life lesson. As well as raising money for the charity as people sponsor you and give money if you complete the challenge!<br /><br />Ngaio May xxNgaio Emeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027985921440897452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604493001487428914.post-91431941999525929782012-10-13T22:35:20.047-07:002012-10-13T22:35:20.047-07:00oh we never saw those shoes again! they were all d...oh we never saw those shoes again! they were all donated! bandofbrothershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00611181345258921571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604493001487428914.post-91933622006422012602012-10-13T20:52:17.745-07:002012-10-13T20:52:17.745-07:00- John looked at me pathetically and asked, "... - John looked at me pathetically and asked, "can we add sausage?" to which I shouted "NO!" - <br /><br />This made me giggle. That would be SO me and my hubs. Josh says if the meal is without meat, then it's not really a meal. Oy!<br /><br />I'm so glad you shared this. It's challenges like this that hit home and bring us closer to understanding things that are beyond are 1st world experience. Just before I was thinking how I need to get to the store because my cupboard is bare, but it's SO not. We could go weeks on what's in there. {I've got a huge big of rice!} <br /><br />Humbled. Rach@In His Handshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01580213373580431141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604493001487428914.post-84915015147427203592012-10-13T18:50:09.180-07:002012-10-13T18:50:09.180-07:00thank you so much for sharing. i love when you ta...thank you so much for sharing. i love when you talk about your spiritual challenges. you are so open and raw and real and it helps me to take a closer look at myself. what an amazing experience. our church hasn't done anything like that but i'm sure that it would change lives.<br /><br />p.s. did you get your shoes back or were they donated? i'm so curious :)embeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12648446634017545329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604493001487428914.post-76289853632993715822012-10-13T10:59:12.079-07:002012-10-13T10:59:12.079-07:00hahahahaha about the ranch flavored wheat thins.
...hahahahaha about the ranch flavored wheat thins.<br /><br />thanks so much for your kind words of encouragement--they humble me, truly.bandofbrothershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00611181345258921571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604493001487428914.post-53362857005055654172012-10-13T10:18:24.403-07:002012-10-13T10:18:24.403-07:00Davi thanks for posting this. I've been very p...Davi thanks for posting this. I've been very picky as a result of my pregnancy sickness and this post put things into perspective for me. While I've been obsessing over the perfect nursery, I've lost sight of the circumstances of my less fortunate brothers and sisters. What you said about Haitian mothers seeing their young cry...wow that got me. Thanks again!Aniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495635759197523482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604493001487428914.post-43768611006834141322012-10-13T07:17:18.963-07:002012-10-13T07:17:18.963-07:00wow. so convicting.
i'm just sitting here whip...wow. so convicting.<br />i'm just sitting here whipping up a batch of vanilla cupcakes for roman's birthday today, while debating if i should have a cinnamon roll or cereal for breakfast. makes me feel sick to think of how spoiled we SO are....especially in the city with so many choices just around the block. wow.<br /><br />on a different note. your eyebrows look amazing.<br /><br />love to you davi :)lindsey leifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04246928313845679141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604493001487428914.post-66016082868856912102012-10-13T00:57:42.411-07:002012-10-13T00:57:42.411-07:00Do you want to know something funny? I just read t...Do you want to know something funny? I just read this while stuffing my face in a box of ranch flavored wheat thins. Hahaha I'm so embarrassed! I thought, oh I'll just get myself a little snack and see if Davi posted on her blog today! la, la, la... Umm little did I know I was about to be caught in a moment! Here I was mindlessly indulging, and I was instantly hit with the same realization - Wow, how spoiled am I!? Love how God works. Such a sense of humor and timing. (:<br /><br />So I had to comment and just say that that's why I adore your blog! I love when you post about God/life challenging you. You acknowledge and document your thoughts through the process, which are hilarious because they're completely relate able, and without us even knowing each other, you help me to look deeply at my own thoughts and life and what I'M doing to serve Him, without being too serious OR condescending OR pretending like you're perfect and have it all down/figured out. Somehow, (sorry, this has gotten serious!) your words are always able to help me move towards God better than any priest or pastor I've ever been to. And I've gone to church all my life up until a few years ago. It's just so refreshing and I'm so thankful for your blog and what you have to share!<br /><br />I really love the kitty stories too though, haha (I'm not even a cat person either!) so keep doin what you're doin, Davi! Much love and thanks to you!<br /><br />KatieKatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08946601061028735515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604493001487428914.post-76272151875667081852012-10-12T20:05:48.032-07:002012-10-12T20:05:48.032-07:00Wow, those are some great ideas! We have never don...Wow, those are some great ideas! We have never done anything like this in church but I like the concept (probably wouldn't like eating rice for a whole day but the idea behind it's fantastic) We are so blessed here in N.America, it's good to be reminded how much of the rest of the world lives.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02178945767594331152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604493001487428914.post-8114338371473429222012-10-12T18:56:50.105-07:002012-10-12T18:56:50.105-07:00That's crazy! I had to go milk-protein free fo...That's crazy! I had to go milk-protein free for my breastfeeding baby with allergies and I was so grumpy! It's crazy how much food effects our moods. Our church fasts the first Sunday of the month and gives the money we would have spent on food to the church. It's a really spiritual experience when you give it your all.Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333181011794103427noreply@blogger.com